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Without a Bondi royal commission the nation is imperilled

This country, if it is to continue to be what we thought it was, must ask itself – and answer truthfully – some very hard questions about this...

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James Allsop

Fix the electricity system in 2026 by returning to first principles

Electricity is not a policy construct. It is physics – and the physics have not changed since Michael Faraday and the steam engine, writes Stephen...

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Stephen Anthony

Australia must learn from the UAE’s zero tolerance for extremism

As the government develops its response to Islamist terrorism, it should look closely at countries that have already confronted and contained it.

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Alan Tudge

Albanese’s Bondi shooting royal commission excuses are implausible

The reasons put forward by the government for rejecting such an inquiry are the same they used with COVID-19. It all reeks of political protection,...

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Phillip Coorey

I survived Bondi. Now a royal commission is critical

The prime minister has spoken often about social cohesion and national unity. This is the moment for leadership to match rhetoric, writes Arsen...

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Arsen Ostrovsky

If Jews flee in fear, none of us will feel safe

Like Middle-earth after the elves depart, Australia would still function, still thrive in many ways. But we would be poorer in spirit, narrower in...

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Keith Budge

As leaders of universities, we demand an antisemitism royal commission

The call for a royal commission made by former chief justice of the High Court of Australia, Robert French, is not only reasonable, but necessary.

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Diane Smith-Gander